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WILLISTON â Darrel Harris is something of a Renaissance man.
The 62-year-old truck driver from Milton-Freewater, Ore., has worked as a teacher, commercial fisherman and for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He even managed an auto parts st…continue reading on thedickinsonpress.com

BISMARCK â Trial for a Watford City man who faces federal charges for illegal weapons possession and has been questioned in an alleged murder-for-hire in Washington state has been postponed until November because of his attorneyâs health.
James …continue reading on thedickinsonpress.com

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., on Monday applauded the Department of Energyâs approval of an application to export liquefied natural gas from the proposed Jordan Cove Energy Project terminal in Oregon.
âThe Energy Departmentâs approval of this appl…continue reading on thedickinsonpress.com

PORTLAND, Ore. An ethanol plant on the Columbia River that was built with the help of $36 million in Oregon state loans and tax credits is now being used to store and ship crude oil from North Dakota. Continue Reading

Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation’s toughest restrictions on Native American mascots, nicknames and logos. Continue Reading